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Three promotions fill key roles at Aviva

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
... force to be reckoned within the Australian market," said Rob Donaght, group director - products, marketing and public affairs.

Reverse mortgage regulation lacks cohesion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... these products," Tanzer explained. Ian Clyde, chair of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code Management Committee, Consumer Affairs, said that some parts of existing consumer credit legislation could extend to regulate parts of the reverse mortgage space ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... scheme after the government department responsible for system checks, the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), recorded that only 65 per cent of sponsor employers were being monitored and only 18 per cent had experienced on site ...

FSR style licensing regime for mortgage brokers

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... the financial planning industry. Ian Clyde, chair of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code Management Committee at Consumer Affairs Victoria, said on Friday that his office completed a review of the regulation of mortgage brokers and provided its recommendations ...

Aviva snaps up Infocus stake

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... a closer relationship with Aviva and to build on Aviva's product and technology expertise/" Aviva group manager public affairs, Simon Morgan, said the deal will give Infocus the infrastructure and board level expertise to expand their national presence. ...

Praemium to access UK's wealthiest through Lloyd's

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... that Argenta are also interested in using the group's PAS offering for their taxation group, which deals with the tax affairs of Lloyd's members. "The interface opportunity with some of the UK's biggest accounting firms is also a key part of the deal," ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... the developed world. Furthermore, land prices have outstripped building costs by several times. The Institute of Public Affairs commented that 30 years ago the average house price was three times the average family income, whereas now it is of the order ...

Financial services exports trailing economy

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and International Security Kevin Rudd has unveiled a plan to promote Australia as an Asia hub and boost financial services exports, saying we are missing a potential growth opportunity. Speaking to the Investment ...

Labor unveils plan to export financial services

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
Kevin Rudd, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and International Security, won a lot of votes from a hardened crowd at yesterday's annual Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) conference by unveiling a plan to rebuild Australia's ...

Reverse mortgages not for inexperienced advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2006
... financial planner, and planners as a whole need to attain higher benchmark standards in order to manage the entire financial affairs of their clients. That is the message David Williams, general manager of Diversified Portfolio Managers, wanted to get ...